USS LST-481
![]() USS LST-481, unloading on the beach at Kiska, Alaska, 23 August 1943.
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Name | LST-481 |
Ordered | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 1001[1] |
Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California |
Yard number | 36[1] |
Laid down | 4 September 1942 |
Launched | 2 December 1942 |
Commissioned | 15 May 1943 |
Decommissioned | 28 February 1946 |
Stricken | 12 April 1946 |
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Fate | sold for scrapping, 28 April 1948 |
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Class and type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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Speed | 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Range | 24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 or 6 x LCVPs |
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Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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USS LST-481 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.
Construction[]
LST-481 was laid down on 4 September 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1001, by Kaiser Shipyards, Yard No. 4, Richmond, California; launched on 2 December 1942; and commissioned on 15 May 1943,[1] with Lieutenant George McGuire in command.[1][2]
Service history[]
During the war, LST-481 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She took part in the Gilbert Islands operation, November and December 1943; the Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls in February 1944; the Battle of Hollandia in April 1944; the Battle of Guam in July 1944; the Battle of Iwo Jima in February 1945; and the Battle of Okinawa in April 1945.[3]
Post-war service[]
Following the war, LST-481 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-November 1945. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 28 February 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 12 April 1946. On 16 April 1948, the ship was sold to the Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and subsequently scrapped.[3]
Awards[]
LST-481 earned six battle stars for her World War II service.[3]
Notes[]
- Citations
Bibliography[]
Online resources
- "LST-481". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Kaiser Permanente No. 4, Richmond CA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- "USS LST-481". Navsource.org. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS LST-481. |
- Photo gallery of USS LST-481 at NavSource Naval History
- LST-1-class tank landing ships
- World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
- Ships built in Richmond, California
- 1942 ships